She spent a quiet night at home, enjoying an old Bradley Marvel thriller while sipping peppermint tea. That is, she enjoyed the novel up until the scene where Marvel’s hero discovered a cache of bones, which hinted at more dire revelations to come. Vera put the book down, staring at the leaping flames in her hearth. Life was not a novel, but she had a hunch that the bones in the orchard also hinted at more dire revelations to come.
